Need help!

[MasterFul]

Im planning to buy the following pc (for gaming) and I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.


-AMD ATHLON 64 3400+ PROCESSOR S754 RETAIL BOX
-ASUS K8V SE DELUXE VIA K8T800 S754 DDR AGP 5PCI SATA RAID 1394 1000LAN SOUND MOTHERBOARD
-CORSAIR VALUE SELECT DUAL CHANNEL 1024MB KIT PC3200 DDR CAS2.5 2X512MB
-CREATIVE LABS AUDIGY EAX PCI SOUND CARD 5.1 OEM W/ DIGITAL OUT
-SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 120GB HARD DRIVE ATA100 7200RPM 8MB OEM
-MICROSOFT DIGITAL MEDIA KEYBOARD & OPTICAL MOUSE COMBO BLACK OEM
-XFX GEFORCE 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 AGP 8X DUAL DVI & TV OUT VIDEO CARD
-RWTI Cintre RW-6525D Mini Home Theater System 40watt subwoofer and RMS:80watt
-Aspire X-navigator w/500watt powersupply

 

[Fern]

Looks OK to me, although many would prolly suggest you go for a s939 system for future upgradability. In any case, this will serve as bump for you to get more opinions.

Fern

 

[forumJunkie]

Well if you're ona budget there is nothing wrong going Socket 754. The price difference is a couple hundred dollars and taking look at benchmarks the difference is neglible. With the new Windows 64 bit edition you can do a lot without all the upgrading.

For the hard drive I see you got a seagate, you can probably find a nice deal @ Outpost and get a 200 gig-er. I'm running 4 and they're beautiful. You can find them around 59.99-79.99.

Once again this is coming out of a poor college student's mouth, but if you can spare the money go for the 939 and what not, then GO FOR IT. This is just personal preference.